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Since her album debuted at No. 1 in January, pop superstar and Nashville resident Ke$ha has spent much of this year basking in global fame. Now, she's getting a chance to put the focus on rebuilding her hometown. She’s headlining her own Nashville flood relief concert at Limelight Nashville on June 16, with 100 percent of profits going to help flood victims.

We spoke with the 23-year-old singer on Tuesday about the benefit, her reaction to the flood, and how she spends her downtime in Music City.

What made you want to put on your own flood benefit concert?

"Nashville’s my home, and more than that I kind of think Tennessee’s the soul of America. I’ve grown up here and absolutely love Nashville. I feel like it’s all of our responsibilites as members of this community to give back, myself especially.Continue reading →

Take a cue from the CMA Music Festival and Bonnaroo tourists. Even if you live in a city rich with live music every week, sometimes it’s nice to get out of town to hear some. And while Music City gets most of the biggest tours — Paul McCartney comes to the Bridgestone Arena in July — we don’t get them all. With that in mind, here are some tours worth traveling for this summer.

Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley’s last single, “American Saturday Night,” was his 12th No. 1 song in a row. With his massive current H20 World Tour presented by Chevrolet themed around his new single, “Water,” his chart-topping streak seems destined to continue.

Setting the stage: Paisley’s H20 tour launched in Virginia Beach, Va., on May 21, fewer than three weeks after the bulk of his stage set and touring gear was lost in Middle Tennessee floodwater. His crew managed to replace the equipment and start the tour on schedule. Paisley’s tour wraps Sept. 25 in Denver.Continue reading →

Middle Tennessee-raised pop star Ke$ha's momentum certainly doesn't seem to be on the downslide: Her latest single, "Your Love is My Drug," will show up at the top of the Top 40 airplay charts this week, and her debut LP, Animal, is back in the Top 10 on Billboard's top 200 chart too.

Tennessee-rooted pop star Ke$ha just scored another big break: She'll be opening for Top 40 queen Rihanna on her upcoming summer tour. The July-August jaunt hits arenas and amphitheaters across the country, though the closest it'll come to Nashville is Atlanta's Philips Arena on July 28.

In other Ke$ha news, she'll be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on April 17 with host Ryan Phillippe.

Click to see more photos from the 37th annual American Music Awards (this photo of Keith Urban performing: Matt Sayles/Associated Press).

By Sandy Cohen | ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson made history by posthumously winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner.

The 19-year-old took the show's top award, giving Jackson his only loss of the night, and giving her five trophies in all.

"Music has never been ultimately about competition," she said as she accepted the top prize via satellite from London, where she is to perform today. "To even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson, who we will miss and love forever, is an unimaginable honor."

Swift was also named favorite female pop/rock and country artist and favorite adult-contemporary artist. Her album, Fearless, won favorite country album. Jackson was voted favorite male artist in the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. His 2003 greatest-hits album, Number Ones, also won favorite album in both categories, bringing his career AMA total to 23, making him the most honored artist in AMA history. Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey says she's keeping singer BeBe Winans (WHY'-nans) off her show until domestic violence charges against him are resolved.

The gospel singer had taped appearances on Winfrey's "karaoke challenge" and was on last Friday. Following the show, some bloggers questioned whether Winfrey was guilty of a double standard by including Winans when she took a strong stand against domestic violence following Chris Brown's assault of then-girl friend Rihanna.

Winans was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault last winter for allegedly pushing ex-wife Debra Winans to the ground. He has a court date set for Jan. 20.